A comprehensive review of proppant transport in fractured reservoirs: Experimental, numerical, and field aspects

A Isah, M Hiba, K Al-Azani, MS Aljawad… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The physics of proppant transport in fractured reservoirs is of great interest to the oil and gas
industry; nevertheless, the outcomes are controversial. This study provides a comprehensive …

Integrating DAS, treatment pressure analysis and video-based perforation imaging to evaluate limited entry treatment effectiveness

D Cramer, K Friehauf, G Roberts… - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing …, 2019‏ - onepetro.org
The primary objectives of perforating a lengthy cased-and-cemented wellbore section for
fracture stimulation are to 1.) enable extensive communication with the reservoir and 2.) …

Mining the Bakken II–Pushing the envelope with extreme limited entry perforating

P Weddle, L Griffin, CM Pearson - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing …, 2018‏ - onepetro.org
This paper presents the continuing evolution of our Bakken advanced completion design
with the added enhancement of Extreme Limited Entry (XLE) perforating. With this cost …

Field-scale numerical investigation of proppant transport among multicluster hydraulic fractures

S Mao, Z Zhang, T Chun, K Wu - SPE Journal, 2021‏ - onepetro.org
Summary Plug-and-perforation (PnP) completion has been widely used in horizontal wells
for the development of unconventional reservoirs. In the field, uneven proppant distribution …

Numerical study of the effect of uneven proppant distribution between multiple fractures on shale gas well performance

W Yu, T Zhang, S Du, K Sepehrnoori - Fuel, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Uniform proppant distribution in multiple perforation clusters after hydraulic fracturing plays
an important role in the commercial production of shale gas. However, it is very challenging …

Modeling of swab and surge pressures: A survey

A Mohammad, R Davidrajuh - Applied Sciences, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Swab and surge pressure fluctuations are decisive during drilling for oil. The axial
movement of the pipe in the wellbore causes pressure fluctuations in wellbore fluid; these …

Modeling proppant transport through perforations in a horizontal wellbore

CH Wu, MM Sharma - SPE Journal, 2019‏ - onepetro.org
Proppant placement plays a crucial role in ensuring that the conductivity of fractures is
maintained after a hydraulic‐fracturing treatment. The process involves the transport of …

Integrating distributed acoustic sensing, treatment-pressure analysis, and video-based perforation imaging to evaluate limited-entry-treatment effectiveness

D Cramer, K Friehauf, G Roberts… - SPE Production & …, 2020‏ - onepetro.org
The primary objectives of perforating a lengthy cased‐and‐cemented wellbore section for
fracture stimulation are to enable extensive communication with the reservoir and control the …

A model for proppant dynamics in a perforated wellbore

EV Dontsov - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a model to simulate behavior of particle-laden slurry in a horizontal
perforated wellbore with the goal of quantifying fluid and particle distribution between the …

Proppant transport and behavior in horizontal wellbores using low viscosity fluids

FA Ahmad, JL Miskimins - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology …, 2019‏ - onepetro.org
One of the most significant components of hydraulic fracturing modeling is the prediction of
proppant transport in both the wellbore and fractures, as the resulting conductivity has a …